W7 3D Model and Interaction

The goal for the W7 project was to visually enhance the model to make it into a more suitable for a virtual reality experience. W7 is another Aero Testing Facility center in the NASA Glenn Research Center, another previous intern also created a modeled scene for a virtual reality project, which then became another project to complete. For the model to be suitable for virtual reality, there needed to be added realistic textures that matches the room, add realistic lighting that would allow the viewer to see the model, and add more models that would make the scene more accurate to the room in real life such as tubes, pipes, or shelves. The aesthetic of the model was based on real-life reference photos that was taken of the facility.

This image above is one of the views of the final render of the W8 model. The softwares to complete this project is Maya and Adobe 3D Substance Painter. Role: lighting, 3D texturing, and 3D modeling of half of the pipe system. 2022

The image above shows what the model looked like when it was first given to me and before I made any changes.

The video above shows how the viewer can interact with the W7 model scene in the GRUVE at the GVIS Lab.

What is shown on the computer screen on the right is information of the W7 Facility center from the NASA main website. What is shown on the laptop at the center is information of the Graphics and Visualization Lab also from the main NASA Website. The screen of the computer has a layer that glows in order to have the effect that the computers are on.

In order to have this model accurate to the room in real life, I modeled the ceiling railings and added the glow effect to the lights.

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